Suit box and method of protecting suits from moths



Sept. 3, 1929.

A. w. BANG- SUIT BOX AND METHOD OF PROTECTING SUITS FROM MOTHS Fil ed April is". 1928 Elm-wank Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR W. BANG, OF TERRELL, TEXAS.

SUIT BOX AND METHOD OF PROTECTING SUITS FIR-OM MOTHS.

Application filed April 19,

This invention relates to a method of protecting suits and other articles of wearing apparel from moths, and one ob ect of the invention is to allow a suit to be safely stored away after being cleaned without danger of its being attacked by moths.

Another object of the invention is to allow the suit to be placed in a suit box where it will occupy a small amount of space and at the same time be protected from moths.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide improved means to seal all cracks 1n a suit box through which moths might pass in order to attack a suit contained in the box and to further so apply sealing strips to the box that corners thereof will be shielded and holes prevented from bein worn in the corners if the box is not carefully handled when placed upon a shelf or other suitable 2 place of storage.

Another object of the invention 1s to so apply certain of the sealing strips that they will serve not only to exclude moths but also constitute braces which will firmly retain a cover in a fully closed position upon a suit box and thereby prevent danger of strips which seal the cover to the box from being torn.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a suit box sealed to prevent moths entering the same Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of one corner portion of the box looking at the top of the cover;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the box taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary perspective view of a corner portion of the box before it is completely sealed.

At the present time it is customary for a person to have a suit cleaned before putting it away and to protect the suit from moths by placing it in a tar bagor through the medium of moth balls or the like. This has been found unsatisfactory as the suit is not always fully protected against moths and in addition the suit must be aired before it is worn.

In order to protect a suit from moths and overcome the objections noted above, I first thoroughly clean and press the suit and then fold it and place it in a suit box of the type 1928. Serial No. 271,287,

generally employed by merchants when delivering a suit to a customer. After the suit has been placed in the suit box, the cover is set in place and I then seal all crevices in the cover and between the cover and the body portion or receptacle of the box by strips of gummed paper. It will thus be seen that the suit will be enclosed in a card'- board box through which moths cannot pass and all cracks in the cover and body portion of the box will be tightly sealed by the gummed paper. Therefore, moths will be entirely excluded from the box and as eggs and moth larvae will be killed by the cleaning and pressing just prior to placing the suit in the box there will be no danger of the suit being attacked by moths. Therefore, there will be no danger of finding the suit damaged by moths when it is removed from the box and as moth balls or the like are not employed it will not be necessary to air the suit before it can be worn.

The suit box which is illustrated in the accompanying drawing includes a body portion or receptacle 1 and a cover 2 which telescopes on to the body portion of the box. This suit box is of a conventional construction in size and is formed of cardboard of sufficient thickness to prevent it from being easily punctured. The cover and the body portion of the box are each formed from a blank which when folded will provide the body portion of the box with a bottom 8 and upstanding wall 4: and the cover with a top 5 and depending walls 6 which are of the same depth as the walls of the body and fit closely against the same, as shown in Fig. 3. After the blanks have been folded to form the body portion and top of the box, the side and end walls are connected by joints which extend diagonally adjacent the ends of the side walls, as shown at 7 in Fig. 1. This is a well-known construction.

After the suit which has been thoroughly cleaned and pressed in placed in the body portion of the box, the cover is applied and strips 8 of gummed paper are applied along the sides and ends of the box with portions adhering to the bottom of the body ortion and other portions adhering to the epending walls of the cover. The strips of sealing paper are first applied to the sides of the box and have their end portions extending beyond the box and cut longitudinally to form tongues 9 and 10 which are folded.

and secured against the end walls of the cover in crossed relation to each other, as shown in Fig. 4. The sealing strips for the ends of the box are then applied and have their ends extended beyond the box and cut to form similar tongues which are secured in crossed and overlapped relation to each other against the side walls of the cover. It will thus be seen that the sealing strips which preferably overlap the walls of the cover and bottom of the body portion of the box for about two inches will serve very effectively to seal cracks between the walls of the cover and body and will also serve to reinforce the corner portions of the box.

If the joints 7 were exposed, moths could enter the box through these joints and l, therefore employ sealing strips 11 which extend diagonally across the end portions of the side walls of the cover in covering relation to the joints. At their lower ends the strips 11 are extended a short distance and folded to provide tabs 12 which adhere to the strips 8 and the upper end portions of the sealing strips are cut to form tongues 13 and 14 which are folded and secured in crossed relation to each other against the top of the cover at the corners thereof. By this arrangement the joints 7 will be tightly sealed and the strips of sealing paper 11 will serve not only as means to seal these joints but also constitute braces which will assist in retaining the cover in place and prevent danger of the strips 8 being torn by the weight of a suit in the box if the box is carelessly lifted by grasping its cover instead of extending the fingers beneath the bottom of the box. llt will thus be seen that since any moth eggs in a suit will have been a suit in the box being damaged by moths.

When the suit is removed from the box after the seals are broken, it can be immediately worn as there will be no odor of moth balls or the like or if so desired it can be returned in the box for another pressing before it is worn. The initial pressing may be omitted if so desired as the garment will more than likely need pressing when removed from the box.

Having thus described the invention, 1 claim:

1. A container for packing and shielding a garment comprising a receptacle having a bottom and upstanding walls, a cover for said receptacle having telescoping fit thereon and having a top and depending walls, sealing strips extending along the lower edges of the walls of said cover with portions overlapping and adhering to the walls of the cover and bottom of the receptacle and completely closin spacebetween the same, and sealing strips extending diagonally across walls of the cover with their lower end portions secured against the bottom of the receptacle and their upper end portions overlapping the top of the cover and secured thereon in covering and reinforcing relation to the corners of the cover.

2. A container for packing and shielding a garment comprising a receptacle having a bottom and upstanding walls, a cover for said receptacle having telescoping fit thereon and having a top and depending walls, and sealing strips extending diagonally across walls of the cover and having their upper end portions divided longitudinally to form tongues, the tongues of each strip being secured in crossed relation to each other upon the top of the cover with portions of the tongues covering and reinforcing a corner of the cover.

In testimony whereof I afi ix my signature.

ARTHUR W. BANG. [a s.l 

